Sun Mote Copse Is It Easy to Be Young

Elfie was at an age, where self-discovery and one's feelings are more important than, what others might feel. He could not understand the reasons for Eljay's obvious reluctance to let his son go anywhere. He could not imagine that his father was blaming himself for everything that he was unable to control. Had the boy known, he would have felt surprised. 

There were no other hidden selfish motives in his decision to go other than an opportunity to learn and grow. The world was singing to him in the sweet voice of a siren and he could not resist its call. It was in his nature, in his very core, it resonated with a song inside his soul. He did not have so many words to explain this to his father, but as he turned to leave, he wished that someday Eljay would understand.

"Goodbye, father," he told, gave him one fleeting, awkward smile and then padded away to begin a new chapter in his book of life.